IdleMac for remote workers
IdleMac for remote workers
Home has too many interruptions. IdleMac is the coworker who notices when you've stopped working and says something — except it won't judge you at standup.
The specific problems it solves
- No ambient pressure from coworkers to stay on task
- Doom-scrolling between Slack messages
- Long async windows = long drift windows
Real use cases
Async-heavy days
Between Slack replies, it's easy to zone out. IdleMac tells you when the zone has become a nap.
Focus blocks between meetings
20 minutes between calls? IdleMac ensures that 20 is actually 20.
Working from coffee shops
Pick a subtle voice or a tiny beep — enough to snap you back without disturbing the table next to you.
A 4-step workflow
- 1Block out deep-work windows on your calendar
- 2Turn IdleMac on with a 2-minute threshold
- 3Join meetings normally (IdleMac doesn't trigger if you're moving your mouse)
- 4Finish the day having actually worked the hours you worked
In an office, your attention slips and someone notices. At home, nobody does — until IdleMac.